THE POINT - Live from the Chamber
The final vote on the electoral law is expected in the Chamber
11.35am
Bonelli (Avs): 'With a draw or a change in the Consulta, Meloni will make an agreement with FnV'
"We are faced with this absolutely unconstitutional electoral law: you talk about giving power to citizens, I say to those who follow us 'they are taking it away from you'". Angelo Bonelli said this while speaking in the Chamber. "We are faced with an electoral law that should be the common home of all - he added - instead it is the instrument of a majority that imposes itself in an authoritarian manner for fear of losing. I think that in reality Giorgia Meloni knows well that this law is unconstitutional, she made it by telling that 50% who will not return to Parliament 'I guarantee your salary for the next 11 months' and you will vote for it because you have lost the dignity, but there is a plan B: if there is a draw or the Consulta changes the law, Giorgia Meloni will go to make an agreement with Vannacci, you must know this and then all the more reason the center-left must prepare itself with an ecological and progressive program".
11:29
We Moderates: 'He brings clarity, the broad field against because he loves mess-ups'
"We reject the accusations of having created this law to make a tailor-made suit for ourselves." "There has been a great deal of overall work that has improved this rule. And we also reject the narrative that" in recent months "we have only dealt with electoral law". Alessandro Colucci (We Moderates) said this, recalling among other things "the housing plan, the interventions on the energy plan. And - he adds - we are already working on the financial law". Colucci praised the "clarity" that this reform will bring: "Everyone will know the different coalitions that will present themselves" the candidate for prime minister. "At least 50% of parliamentarians will be elected with preferences." The truth is that "the broad camp is against it because it is divided" and loves "inconveniences and palace agreements".
11.21am
Boschi (IV): 'Finally we will stop talking about this and not about Italians'
"The reformist home group will vote no with conviction but we are finally breathing a sigh of relief and after six months we will stop talking about electoral law instead of citizens' problems". This was stated by the group leader of IV in the Chamber, Maria Elena Boschi, speaking in the Chamber.
"You told the Italians yet another lie - he added - you wanted to make them believe that the law was changing to give more stability to the government, it's a big lie: not only will it not happen thanks to this electoral law but also because in addition to electoral laws there is also politics and it is paradoxical that this government occupied this Parliament for 6 months on the electoral law for stability while it was celebrating being the most stable government, it means that it was also possible with the Rosatellum even if it was due to a mistake by the centre-left that this will not be repeated therefore Meloni changes the electoral law".
11.19am
Rampelli (Fdi): 'It's a photocopy of what happens in the Municipalities'
"This electoral law actually follows the one in force for municipalities and regions. I am perplexed by the reactions of the centre-left, if they believe in what they say they must propose the abolition of the direct election of mayors. In administrative elections citizens vote for the party, the coalition, the councillor, the mayor and, with the majority bonus and the barrier, they obtain stable governments. Exactly what our electoral law provides for. Perhaps the left likes palace conspiracies and governments more technocrats. It's true that preferences only exist in part, but those who accuse us never seem to have raised the question of preferences. As the old adage goes, 'the best is the enemy of the good'. Today we could have achieved this result at best." This was declared by the vice president of the Chamber of Deputies Fabio Rampelli of Fratelli d'Italia speaking live on the Coffee Break program on La7.
11:12
National future: 'Made only to guarantee seats, impossible to vote for'
"This measure only deals with guaranteeing the positions of some", "the seat in the next legislature". The deputy of Futuro Nazionale Edoardo Ziello said this. "There is no such media attention when dealing with measures such as high energy costs, high fuel costs and the shopping trolley." "We have reached the epilogue of a battle that unfortunately Futuro Nazionale lost, and won. If there are these mixed-race preferences, it is only due to General Vannacci who reminded the center-right of the promises made in past years. In the original text, dear Donzelli, there was no trace of the preferences".
Ziello then continued: "All the polls say that the centre-right without Vannacci does not exceed the threshold to obtain the prize. I say it here too: we are ready for a dialogue because for us the priority is not to let the various Bonellis and Fratoiannis govern". But "respect and a programmatic dialogue are needed on your part. The time has come to have a serious conversation".
11.16am
Steger: 'Added guarantees, SVP will vote yes'
"At the first reading we had chosen an abstention which I had defined as constructive but in the meantime the text has changed and further guarantees have been introduced for Trentino", "concrete" results for which "our vote changes but our position does not change which leads us today to vote in favor of a law which does not weaken the representation" of minorities but "protects it, consolidates it and projects it into the future". SVP MP Dieter Steger said this when announcing his vote in favor of the electoral law in the Chamber.
10.48am
Magi (Più Europa): 'Majority under blackmail, disobey for democracy'
"Trust is blatant blackmail, you know that without the trust they have imposed on you" this reform would not have had the votes to pass, as demonstrated by "your colleagues who will monitor you while you vote", the leader of Più Europa, Riccardo Magi, said during the debate. This law is "an anti-democratic twist, it will be so even if it rewards the opposition, a clear violation of the prerogatives of the head of state", he continued. "Stand up, disobey. Do the right thing for democracy. We will vote no." + Magi reported that "130 people joined" his protest "fast" and "almost 40 thousand signed the appeal to the President of the Republic. We trust in the assessment that the President of the Republic will make", he added.
10.46am
Declarations begin in the Chamber, final vote at 12.30
The declarations of the final vote on the reform of the electoral law begin in the Chamber. The final vote by secret ballot is expected no earlier than 12.30 and the benches are still partially empty.
For the government currently present, among others, are the ministers Elisabetta Casellati, Eugenia Roccella, Orazio Schillaci and Gianmarco Mazzi. All the center-left leaders elected to the Chamber have signed up to speak, from Elly Schlein (Pd) to Giuseppe Conte (M5s), from Angelo Bonelli (Avs) to Riccardo Magi (+Eu). But other parties have also lined up their big names at Montecitorio: Giovanni Donzelli will speak last for FdI, Maria Elena Boschi for Iv, Matteo Richetti for Azione.
Yesterday the Chamber approved the third confidence placed by the government on the first 3 articles of the law. Meloni says she's 'don't worry'. The opposition calls for manual voting with balls to prevent the majority deputies from being 'controlled'.
